In pairs, discuss the professions and challenges one can take happily if one is really passionate about the job. Match the following ‘Wild-Life Sanctuaries’ with their locations. (C) Some of the unique species of birds are found only in dense and untrodden forests (R) Birdwatching is a soothing and satisfying activity (R) Conserving environment is the need of the hour when climate change is critically affecting our planet
(C) In the age of computers limited professional scope (R) In tourism, there is great demand for professional tourist (R) I can express myself well through the strokes of brush Given below are various activities which your can pursue as your hobby, passion, or profession. While travelling in a ferry/boat in turbulent seasĪvoid secluded areas/Always keep someone informed of your whereabouts
Give possible solutions.Īvoid such discussions/ stories as they are baseless For me the entire experience was an unsettling one as if it were a bad dream.Ĭomplete the given table regarding the factors/situations/reasons – why you sometimes get scared and the factors that add to it. The floods of that year had wreaked havoc in the town of Mahad. Fortunately by midnight the water started to recede and our home was saved. We were hoping that the water does not enter our homes. It was turning dark and the water level was threatening to rise even further. By sunset that evening, the water level was at the 1 st floor of my building where my flat was on the 2nd floor. The nearby Savitri River was flooded due to incessant rains and floodwater had entered into our town. I was in 6th standard when this terrifying incident took place. I used to reside in the town of Mahad for a few years of my childhood. Narrate in your class any of the incidents of your life when you were extremely terrified or awestruck. Though I saved myself from hitting, I was extremely terrified at that moment and shivered for a long time.Ģ) Complete the given table regarding the factors/situations/reasons - why you sometimes get scared and the factors that add to it.
I started running leaving the road and within a margin of seconds I was able to miss the car.
It was a break down car and it wasn’t controlled by the driver. Once I was walking on the road and a fast moving car came towards me. Ice Breakers:ġ) Narrate in your class any of the incidents of your life when you were extremely terrified or awestruck. It tells us about his entry into this world of wild life photography, the insight that he received during this journey regarding the loss of the habitat of wild animals and the genuine efforts that he took by establishing BCRTI, for the conservation of forests by educating the local rural folks and providing them with a sound reliable source of income. (Part II) The second part is about Shaaz Jung, known for his wild life photography. He also gives a detailed description of how he found his way towards the Pitezari. He narrates how he lost his way at the fall of the dusk and the terrifying turmoil he underwent thereafter. (Part I) It is an amazing experience of the writer Kiran Purandare, the solitary traveller, who is completely lost in the jungles of Umbarzara. The project, which is based on active participation of the local tribes to protect the wildlife, is serving as a model to enhance coexistence of humans and wildlife in and around protected areas. He also founded Kika’s Bird Club in order to spread bird farming which is very popular among school-going children of Maharashtra. He is also the founder of Nisarg Wedh Organisation, which works for nature conservation and community work around Nagzira, Navegaon, a Tiger Reserve in Bhandara and Gondia districts. He is a wild-life expert, a bird watcher, a writer and honorary wildlife warden in Maharashtra. This extract has been taken from the same book. He spent 400 days inside Nagzira and nearby forest areas and wrote this award winning book. Pune’s Bhai Madhav Bagal Award and Best Literature Award given by the Cultural Department of Maharashtra State for his ‘Sakha Nagzira’. He is a recipient of the ‘Sahitya Puraskar’.
He is known for his books like 'Sakha Nagzira'. Kiran Purandare is a well-known wildlife activist from Maharashtra. 1.6 Into the Wild Writer: Kiran Purandare